News & Events 2018

The science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields have long been dominated by men, but fortunately that is changing. The number of women choosing STEM careers is increasing. However, the support needed to continue and strengthen this trend is still lacking.

People who grow up with a greater variety of pets are significantly more likely to follow a vegetarian diet as adults, according to research by a professor-student team in the University at Albany psychology department.

UAlbany’s atmospheric scientists are once again inviting the Capital Region community to participate in a free, fun-filled day of interactive activities that celebrate the importance of protecting our planet.

The University at Albany has announced the winners of the 2018 President’s Awards for Exemplary Public Engagement. The winners will be honored at a ceremony at the Recital Hall in the Performing Arts Center on Monday, April 30.

When lecturer of Art History Rob Edelman was conducting interviews for a book on the actor who played the legendary television character Fred Mertz in the series “I Love Lucy,” he was delighted that several reminiscences came from stars of a very different field.

The College of Arts and Sciences proudly announces six faculty and staff members are receiving the prestigious UAlbany President’s Awards for Excellence. This annual recognition represents exceptional contributions to the campus community and in 2018 these honored members of CAS have been selected. Congratulations to these deserving recipients!

Interaction via a common language is an absolute necessity among modern nations, particularly for one that emerged from 35 years in the Communist Bloc and then a decade of war. Serbia will be looking soon to a UAlbany expert in “English as a second language” to pave its way.

Some experts have long believed that a massive asteroid was a primary cause of dinosaurs’ extinction some 65 million years ago, but new analysis from a University at Albany psychology professor suggests that the dinosaurs were in trouble long before the asteroid hit.

UAlbany’s Jeanette Altarriba and Alfredo Medina are among the inaugural class of Fellows at SUNY’s Hispanic Leadership Institute (HLI), chosen for their potential to become top leaders at SUNY institutions.

UAlbany chemists Max Royzen and Jia Sheng want to better understand how our body’s ribonucleic acid (RNA) can help fight some of the most challenging human diseases such as cancer, Alzheimer’s disease and HIV.

New funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) will ensure they continue laying the groundwork.

The death and rebirth of photography, portraits of Mexico, and the environmental history uncovered in the laundry room – these are the jumping-off points for this semester’s “Campus Conversations in Standish.” The Conversations are a chance for you to hear what your colleagues are studying and thinking about in a relaxed setting.

First in this semester’s series is Danny Goodwin, associate professor of photography and related media in the Department of Art and Art History, on Wednesday, Feb. 28.

Korobeinikov, an assistant professor in History whose concentrations include the history of the Ottomans and Byzantines, looked several years ago at the traditional assessment of the political dynamics that created the history of Asia Minor in the 13th Century, and found that there were key players not being given their due.

Behavioral Neuroscience Grad Student Selected as a Fellow to Prestigious Yale Ciencia Academy for Career Development in Biomedical Sciences

Melanie Lolier is a fourth-year behavioral neuroscience PhD student. Her current research under the guidance of her professor, Department Chair of Psychology and Director of the Behavioral Neuroscience Program- Dr. Christine K. Wagner, focuses on “elucidating the effects of early synthetic progesterone exposure on cognitive development in rodents, with the hope of understanding how synthetic progesterone treatment in pregnant women may affect the fetus”. Learn more about the Yale Ciencia Academy.

In 2012, a study led by UAlbany atmospheric scientist Liming Zhou analyzed nine years of NASA satellite data to present the first observational evidence of turbine induced nighttime warming effects in a west-central Texas region covered with wind farms.

Zhou is now simulating those findings to further understand how wind farms may be interacting with local climate.

The Department of Economics’ strength in the field of econometrics is affirmed when budding young talents in that specialty choose UAlbany over other offers in higher education. It’s upheld all the more when those recent additions to the faculty win major prizes in the field.

There’s a lot more to garlic than its distinctive odor and strong, pungent taste.

For centuries, the allium root vegetable has been used as a natural medicine. Athletes at the first Olympics in ancient Greece ate it to enhance their strength and stamina. During World War I and II, soldiers were given garlic to prevent gangrene. More recently, scientists have found that compounds in garlic serve as a natural antibiotic to prevent and fight various diseases and illnesses.

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